Galatians 4:5-7
Holman Christian Standard Bible
5 to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.(A) 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son(B) into our[a] hearts, crying, “Abba,(C) Father!”(D) 7 So you are no longer a slave(E) but a son,(F) and if a son, then an heir(G) through God.
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Galatians 4:5-7
New International Version
5 to redeem(A) those under the law, that we might receive adoption(B) to sonship.[a](C) 6 Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son(D) into our hearts,(E) the Spirit who calls out, “Abba,[b] Father.”(F) 7 So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.(G)
Footnotes
- Galatians 4:5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.
- Galatians 4:6 Aramaic for Father
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